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Lemonade Launches Both Car and Autonomous Car Insurance in Missouri

September 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Lemonade Inc. (NYSE: LMND) said Sept. 2 that it has launched its Lemonade Car auto insurance product in Missouri and, on the same day, its Autonomous Car product, which gives Tesla owners in the state 50% off every mile driven using Full Self-Driving (Supervised). “Missouri drivers are getting Lemonade Car and Lemonade Autonomous Car at […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles, Lemonade, Missouri, Openings, Tesla, Usage-Based Insurance

Crash Champions Opens 28th Pennsylvania Location in Lancaster

September 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Crash Champions has opened a collision repair center at 846 Flory Mill Road in Lancaster, Pa., its second in the Lancaster market and its 28th in the state. The newly constructed 20,000-square-foot facility carries I-CAR Gold Class designation and sits near the interchange of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 283. The opening adds capacity […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Champions, Openings, Pennsylvania

Lemonade Car Insurance Launches in Florida

August 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Lemonade Inc. (NYSE: LMND) said Aug. 26 that its Lemonade Car auto insurance product is now available in Florida, extending the app-based carrier’s telematics-priced coverage into what the company describes as one of the largest and fastest-growing personal auto markets in the country. With Florida added, Lemonade said its Car product is now sold in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Florida, Lemonade, Openings

Crash Champions Opens Sixth South Carolina Location

August 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Crash Champions has opened a collision repair center at 1640 Airport Blvd. in West Columbia, S.C., its sixth location in the state and part of a national network the company says now exceeds 650 repair centers in 38 states. The 16,000-square-foot facility sits near Columbia Metropolitan Airport and extends a South Carolina footprint the Chicago-based […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Champions, Openings, South Carolina

Parts Authority Opens 450,000-Square-Foot Distribution Facility in Mississippi

August 12, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Parts Authority has opened a 450,000-square-foot distribution facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, its first location in the state, the aftermarket parts distributor said Aug. 10. The site enlarges the inventory pool available to collision repair facilities buying through National Auto Body Parts Powered by Parts Authority, the company’s collision banner. Parts availability and delivery speed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mississippi, Openings, Parts Authority, Parts Distribution Center

Kirmac Collision & Autoglass Opens 29th Location in Penticton, British Columbia

July 24, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kirmac Collision & Autoglass has opened a collision and glass repair facility in Penticton, British Columbia, the family-owned company’s first location in the South Okanagan and the 29th in its Western Canada network. The opening marks the second time Kirmac has tied a new market to its May 2025 acquisition of Bannister Automotive Group’s collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, Kirmac Collision & Autoglass, Openings

Root Launches Behavior-Based Auto Insurance in New Jersey, Its 37th State

July 23, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Root Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT) has begun selling its telematics-based auto insurance in New Jersey, the 37th state where the Columbus, Ohio-based insurer operates and a step that extends its coverage to more than 80% of the U.S. population. The launch moves Root toward its stated goal of offering coverage across the entire contiguous U.S. by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: New Jersey, Openings, Root Insurance

Kinetic Enters Arizona with Two Phoenix ADAS Hubs, Opens First Los Angeles-Area Location

June 25, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kinetic, which operates a network of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) calibration and diagnostics hubs, has opened three new facilities โ€” two in Phoenix and one in Inglewood, California โ€” expanding its third-party calibration network to 11 locations across four states. The Phoenix openings mark the company’s entry into Arizona. The hubs provide appraisal, diagnostics, programming […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Arizona, Calibration, California, Kinetic, Openings

Kirmac Collision & Autoglass Opens 28th Location

June 24, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kirmac Collision & Autoglass has opened a collision and glass repair facility in Mission, British Columbia, Canada deepening the family-owned company’s footprint in the Fraser Valley and bringing its network to 28 locations. “We had been looking to open a location in Mission for many years,” said Sean McIntosh, president and CEO. “We’re proud to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, Kirmac Collision & Autoglass, Openings

Plasnomic to Open First Plastic Repair Excellence Center in Dallas

June 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Plasnomic announced June 17 that it will open its first Plastic Repair Excellence Center in Dallas, Texas in August, establishing a combined repair, research, recycling and training facility that the organization intends as the flagship for a planned network of similar centers. The center is built around a repair-first approach to automotive plastic components โ€” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, Plasnomic, Plastic Repair, Sustainability, Texas

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